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New Century School

Public, Charter Grades K-5

78^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

New Century School is a public charter elementary school in Verona, Wisconsin, serving 124 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Verona Area School District, which is ranked 104 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

New Century School consistently outperforms the Verona Area School District and the state of Wisconsin in academic proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, 75% of 3rd graders at New Century School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 58.23% for the district and 52.14% for the state. The school has a strong statewide ranking, placing 78th out of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. New Century School also excels in supporting the academic achievement of specific student subgroups, such as ranking 46th out of 1,000 for male students and 42nd out of 718 for white students.

Interestingly, while New Century School outperforms the district and state, the nearby Glacier Edge Elementary, Country View Elementary, and Sugar Creek Elementary schools within the Verona Area School District also demonstrate strong academic performance, suggesting a district-wide focus on educational quality. The success of New Century School, along with the strong performance of other schools in the district, presents an opportunity for collaboration and the sharing of best practices to benefit all students in the area.

122

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,808

Per pupil spending ?

6.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 N Main Street
Verona, WI 53593

(608) 845-4900

District: Verona Area School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.7%

Hispanic:

7.4%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (77% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg62%

Wisconsin avg54%

78^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Verona Area School District

104^th of 426Verona Area School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	78 of 1044	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	51 of 1061	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	36 of 1067	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	96 of 1067	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	82.7	129 of 1050	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	90.7	37 of 1037	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	71 of 1025	93.1%	★★★★★
2017	76.1	200 of 1071	81.3%	★★★★☆
2016	71.8	266 of 1075	75.3%	★★★★☆
2015	63.4	401 of 1076	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.0	451 of 1061	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	84.7	58 of 1053	94.5%	★★★★★
2012	67.6	329 of 1045	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	77.2	141 of 1046	86.5%	★★★★☆
2010	67.0	339 of 1045	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.0	221 of 1030	78.5%	★★★★☆
2008	78.8	113 of 1021	88.9%	★★★★☆
2007	87.9	17 of 689	97.5%	★★★★★
2005	80.0	77 of 632	87.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	137 of 1001	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	63 of 1011	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	45 of 1010	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	72.2	239 of 1017	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	140 of 1004	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	90.6	27 of 1002	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	84.1	86 of 997	91.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	46 of 1000	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	46 of 1012	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	44 of 1011	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	79.6	155 of 1017	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	227 of 1003	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	78 of 1002	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	82.0	115 of 997	88.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	42 of 718	94.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Science90%+40 vs state

Social Studies86%+22 vs state

English Language Arts74%+22 vs state

Mathematics74%+20 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, June 7, 2010

New Century is one of Wisconsin's oldest charter schools and the first green charter elementary school, with a curriculum that uses the environment as a context for learning. Its goal is to equip students with strong academic skills while helping them become critical thinkers and creative problem-solvers who understand and appreciate the natural world. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Century School	Public, Charter	K-5	400 N Main Street	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4900	122	8	15.2	6.6%	96 (78.7%)	3 (2.5%)	9 (7.4%)	6 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.6%)	85.9	78^th of 1044 public elementary schools	92.5%		88.5	51^st of 1061 public elementary schools	95.2%	27	75.0	71.4	75.0				60.0	85.7	75.0				85.7		90.5		$12,808	$271	$12,536
Verona Area International School	Public, Charter	K-5	400 N Main Street	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4200	113	8	14.1	5.3%	57 (50.4%)	1 (0.9%)	9 (8.0%)	7 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (32.7%)	75.8	222^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	78.7%		84	102^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	90.4%	120	94.1	77.3	76.5				94.1	36.4	58.8				90.9		54.6		$13,085	$271	$12,813
Core Knowledge Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	300 Richard Street	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4130	417	23	18.1	10.6%	319 (76.5%)	16 (3.8%)	28 (6.7%)	35 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	82.4	126^th of 1044 public elementary schools	87.9%		82.4	128^th of 1061 public elementary schools	87.9%	2	61.4	75.6	62.5	74.1	82.7	75.5	72.7	82.2	64.6	83.3	86.5	75.5	82.2	88.7	71.1	71.7	$11,787	$271	$11,515
Sugar Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	740 N Main Street	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4700	645	52	12.3	29.9%	380 (58.9%)	24 (3.7%)	172 (26.7%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.5%)	63.1	411^th of 1044 public elementary schools	60.6%		69.8	325^th of 1061 public elementary schools	69.4%	86	59.6	61.1	52.1				62.7	62.4	53.0				71.6		53.2		$12,636	$439	$12,196
Country View Elementary	Public	K-5	710 Lone Pine Way	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4800	382	34	11.3	29.3%	216 (56.5%)	47 (12.3%)	76 (19.9%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	62.7	419^th of 1044 public elementary schools	59.9%		73.2	264^th of 1061 public elementary schools	75.1%	155	59.0	63.8	60.6				53.2	57.6	58.2				66.1		54.2		$14,596	$586	$14,008
Glacier Edge Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Kimball Lane	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 497-2100	462	38	12.0	32.0%	254 (55.0%)	9 (1.9%)	178 (38.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	54.2	540^th of 1044 public elementary schools	48.3%		57.9	522^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	50.8%	18	42.1	55.4	63.1				42.1	58.7	60.7				65.3		46.7		$12,800	$427	$12,372
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3502 Maple Grove Dr	Madison	53719	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 442-2000	631	53	12.0	32.3%	294 (46.6%)	69 (10.9%)	172 (27.3%)	47 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.6%)	42.7	686^th of 1044 public elementary schools	34.3%		37	762^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	28.2%	76	48.3	54.8	43.3				43.3	43.6	43.3				61.7		44.7		$14,459	$499	$13,961
Huegel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Prairie Rd	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-3100	417	39	10.8	37.9%	218 (52.3%)	69 (16.5%)	69 (16.5%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.8%)	46.5	637^th of 1044 public elementary schools	39.0%		55	568^th of 1061 public elementary schools	46.5%	69	54.7	43.7	52.4				58.5	43.7	52.4				53.5		45.1		$14,945	$837	$14,108
Olson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Redan Dr	Verona	53593	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 442-2600	462	42	10.9	23.2%	242 (52.4%)	41 (8.9%)	51 (11.0%)	80 (17.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.0%)	70.6	304^th of 1044 public elementary schools	70.9%		64	421^st of 1061 public elementary schools	60.3%	117	71.2	66.1	54.8				68.2	61.0	57.1				70.0		60.0		$14,348	$527	$13,822
Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6323 Woodington Way	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-2180	455	43	10.4	50.8%	157 (34.5%)	84 (18.5%)	140 (30.8%)	25 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.9%)	32.5	789^th of 1044 public elementary schools	24.4%		20.5	883^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	16.8%	94	38.8	53.6	30.7				44.1	45.6	33.8				50.9		42.1		$17,345	$1,174	$16,172

Frequently Asked Questions about New Century School

Is New Century School a good school?

Yes. New Century School ranks in the top 7.5% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is New Century School in?

Verona Area School District

How many students attend New Century School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 122 students attended New Century School.

What is the racial makeup of New Century School?

Students at New Century School are 79% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% African American.

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